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Regularly testing blood sugar through finger pricks can get painful pretty quickly. It can also lead to developing calloused fingers and scar tissue. In order for us to avoid some...

Sigh. It’s hard enough to choose cauliflower over cake even when you’re home alone with your own good intentions. Add in a gaggle of family and friends, especially when those people are...

Do you ever wonder what America’s leading nutrition experts eat? Would you give anything just to peek into their refrigerators or snoop through their cabinets? Are you dying to know...

In most nutrition-based food groupings, like the USDA MyPlate, beans and lentils are classified as lean protein foods, and rightfully so. One cup of kidney beans has about the same...

When we think of diabetes management, we think of the standard things: diet, exercise, medication, education or counseling, and maybe even therapy. But one non-traditional way in which we can...

Coconut oil is one of the latest food crazes, with some people "dosing" several times a day. But, is coconut all it's cracked up to be? Here are some facts...

I’m sure you have heard the saying "breakfast is the most important meal of the day." The truth of the matter is that all meals are important in helping to...

Controlling portion sizes is a key part of managing your blood glucose levels. Most people tend to overestimate portion sizes, meaning they eat more than they really should. At home...

Are you including nuts in your daily menu? Well, you probably should. Scientific studies continue to show benefits for people with diabetes, and in the prevention of type 2 diabetes...

Have you ever heard someone say, "I have a slow metabolism"? They may be right! Body size, muscle mass, gender, and age can all impact your metabolism and how many...

Recently, I lost a pet which I had owned for many years. I loved him as a child and it has been a devastating change. It's been a learning moment...

In nutrition terms, the word “grain” usually refers to the seeds of grasses – but, not always. Wheat, rice, barley, rye and oats fit this grain- grass definition, but we...

There’s a common misconception about diabetes and food – avoid sweets. It is true that our “Western diet” includes too much added sugar and too many concentrated sweets that everyone...

Grains are made from edible seeds or kernels, in their whole form, these contain three components—the endosperm, the germ, and the bran. Refined grains, found in cakes, cookies, or white...

In the last post, I discussed some of the basics of diabetes, and what having it means. The thought of having diabetes can be scary and we can feel powerless...

Most dietary carbohydrate comes from plants – sugars and syrup, fruits, grains, starchy vegetables, and beans, for example. But there is one source of dietary carbohydrate that we borrow from...

Plants are carbohydrate factories. Plants take the carbon dioxide we breathe out, mix with water, add energy from sunlight, and produce sugars, starches and fiber – the three categories of...

The average American man consumes around 335 calories from added sugars while women consume around 239 calories. That’s an alarming 15 to 21 teaspoons of sugar a day. New recommendations advise...

Imagine that you’re about to complete your advanced certification in healthy eating for type 2 diabetes. You know your meal plan backward and forward, and you can spot a carbohydrate...

Part of type 2 diabetes management involves achieving or maintaining the best weight for you! These foods when enjoyed in the right amounts can help you with blood glucose control...